“I’m not going to dignify the question," Tillerson said on CBS's "60 Minutes," when asked whether he used the pejorative to describe Trump. "We got so many bigger issues that we could be talking about."

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“I’m not from this town. I understand this town likes to talk about a lot of things that are really not important," he added.

NBC News reported last October that Tillerson had called Trump a “moron,” and that other officials had to urge him to remain on as secretary of State.

Tillerson’s relationship with Trump has led to rampant speculation over the last few months that the secretary of State might resign or be forced out. However, Tillerson said he doesn’t give such reports much thought.

“You know, the only person that knows whether I’m resigning or not is me,” he said on "60 Minutes."